Starcaster Style Project
- HNB
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Re: Starcaster Style Project
Worked on the back today. The left is with tung oil and the right not applied yet. Makes a big difference.
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- timtam
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Re: Starcaster Style Project
HNB wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:26 amPretty much all my parts except the nut are here. Can't wait for the neck and body to arrive.
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Mmmmm ... maybe not 'case candy' ... but definitely plastic bag candy.
"I just knew I wanted to make a sound that was the complete opposite of a Les Paul, and that’s pretty much a Jaguar." Rowland S. Howard.
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Re: Starcaster Style Project
I still wanna know what the green bit is in that top bag.
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.
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The green thing is part of this from page one.
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Re: Starcaster Style Project
I thought u were being sarcastic...
you aren't really putting that in your guitar are u?
you aren't really putting that in your guitar are u?
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.
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No, the parts for it just happen to be on the same table. LOL
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Thank goodness. I thought you were gonna have it peak out the f-hole to switch pickups for u...
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.
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LOL! Naw it was a father's day gift and I haven't put it together yet.
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It is nice just to look at the mahogany. It is a great piece. Still doing tung oil coats.
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Re: Starcaster Style Project
I love stained / oiled mahogany. Just a beautiful wood.
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Re: Starcaster Style Project
That looks great so far! Wish he was still doing the carved starcaster bodies.
Did you do any fill on the body before the tung oil?
Did you do any fill on the body before the tung oil?
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Re: Starcaster Style Project
Really gorgeous body. Love the Gretsch look that oiled mahogany has now!
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Re: Starcaster Style Project
It came with some tung oil already on. I sanded it because it wasn't smooth and added a few coats of tung oil. I just sanded it some more today to smooth out some rough areas on the back and sides. It is kind of a fun process. You wipe on some coats, do a little sanding, and repeat until it is all nice and smooth and glossy. It takes a couple minutes twice a day and you can do it indoors and cure time is way short.
That mahogany is just so pretty. I tried to video it moving the camera around to show the kind of reflective glow it has, but it is hard to capture on camera.
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Re: Starcaster Style Project
Awesome
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